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Friday, April 29, 2011 | 4:03 p.m.
Carlos Barron
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A North Las Vegas man arrested after police say he opened fire Monday night on a reality TV show crew had taken Zoloft and Xanax before the shooting and had slurred speech, according to an arrest report released Friday.
Carlos Barron, 40, was booked Tuesday into the North Las Vegas Detention Center in connection with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, aiming or discharging a firearm where a person might be in danger and obstructing a police officer.
Police responded at 9:42 p.m. Monday after multiple people in the 2900 block of Vigilante Court called 911 to report hearing gunshots.
According to the police report, a “Repo Games” filming crew van and a security van were parked in front of Barron’s home in the 2900 block of Vigilante Court.
Witnesses from the security and filming crews told police Barron argued with security guards, saying “this isn’t your (expletive) parking spot, move your (expletive) car.”
Barron allegedly punched a passenger in the van and pulled a handgun, then held the gun to a crew member’s head, witnesses told police. The rest of the crew took cover.
Barron fired the gun toward crew members but no one was hit, the report said.
When police arrived, witnesses said Barron had gone back into his home. Police surrounded the house for two hours until they noticed Barron trying to jump the wall behind the home, the report said.
Police ordered Barron to get on the ground, but he refused to do so until an officer released a patrol dog. After the dog bit Barron, he fell to the ground and officers took him into custody.
When officers began to question Barron, they noticed his slurred speech and difficulty standing up, according to the report. Officers asked if he was on medication and Barron said he was prescribed Zoloft and Xanax, which he had taken four hours earlier.
He told police he carried a gun because his car recently was stolen and he had been shot at during the theft. That incident prompted Barron to protect himself with the weapon, police said. Barron told police he also had other guns in the home.
“During my entire contact with Barron, he was making random statements, and sometimes threats to officers at the scene. I had to consistently stop Barron from going off topic and concentrate on telling me his side of the story,” the report said.
The Clark County School District said earlier this week that Barron was employed at JD Smith Middle School in North Las Vegas.
He is being held at North Las Vegas Detention Center without bail.
it doesn't matter. You can't just set of firearms in public unless you are a peace officer or at Costco.
I took Zoloft for many years. One of the best drugs I ever took, legal or otherwise. It does not cause this kind of reaction. And as far as Xanax, it is a tranquilizer. It also doesn't cause slurred speach.
Deport her back to Europe!
I cannot believe that the school district hire a person who is on Zoloft and Xanax and is that unstable. This guy is a threat because it didn't take much to set him off. The drugs are again just and excuse for bad behavior, poor decision making and judgement.
Lest we all forget hillary clinton cleared it so insanity is not a bar to government employment.
Chunky says:
If you shoot at Chunky regardless of the reason or your prescription medication list, Chunky is running for cover and if that doesn't work he's returning fire.
That's what Chunky thinks!
@express445..."I cannot believe that the school district hire a person who is on Zoloft and Xanax?" I cannot believe you are that ignorant. This combination is a well known for use treating mild depression. Neither of them have ever been shown to cause the type of behavior alleged here.
If was taking insulin for diabetes or a medications to control his blood pressure or cholesterol I doubt the Sun would have printed that. You should educate yourself about SSRIs before you make any further comments, unless you are okay sharing your ignorance with everyone.
was he a janitor
lol @ dodgerchuck! This guy does have the janitor/who me? look on his face.
Hell, I don't blame him for being pissed at a reality TV production crew. Productions roll into neighborhoods and think they own your street. Their trucks take up all parking, their own security teams are full of themselves and ask if "you should be there." Guaranteed they'll leave that block alone.
@chediski...Ironically, a Metro officer is under suspension after he saw a man shooting video in his own yard. The officer, Derek Colling, felt that one camera running on someone's own property, just had to be stopped. And Colling, stopped at nothing, including assault to put an end to it. But a crew if 20 guys, operating three camera's in the middle of the street and on Barron's property is acceptable and should have been ignored.
The reality show people should be drug tested.Hopefully there will be a trend of people rejecting reality TV people in their neighborhoods.
Another case of prescription drugs (namely benzos) causing violent behavior (not to mention more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined). Meanwhile, marijuana is still illegal and has never killed anyone. Hypocrisy at it's lowest.
We all know how REAL reality TV is! Bunch a bull! It's so directed and staged, for reaction! That show 'Repossession Operacion' is TOTALY FAKE AND DIRECTED, so was that stupid 'Rehab at the Hard Rock.' Chumlee even told me that Reality TV is NOT ACTUAL TV!
Actually, sunnysideup, it's the fact that marijuana is still illegal that its illegal importation and distribution, not its use, has killed thousands on both sides of the US/MX border and costs US taxpayers billions per year in futile exclusion attempts. Prohibition didn't work in the 20's and 30's, it doesn't work now, and all that wasted "enforcement" money would be far better spent on other pressing matters (like tax cuts for the rich). Take the outlaw chic out of marijuana use through legalization and there'll be less users. And if you still think marijuana's a more dangerous drug than alcohol, it's time for you to seriously get a grip.
LOL, this guy is President of his Homeowners Assc, and we all know those folks take their "job" a little bit too serious. I have a new reality show for ya, "HOA's GONE WILD"
@Paul Gelsman: For someone who has taken these antidepressants for so long you certainly know LITTLE about them! After testifying in court cases involving these drugs for 20 years I would certainly differ with your opinion! You can check out our database of documented cases of violence involving these drugs by Googling SSRIstories.
Might I also remind you of the case of the woman who was running for Mayor in Mesquite who killed her husband and herself a few months ago while in withdrawal from an antidepressant given to her to stop smoking. Guess it worked. She no longer smokes. Some trade off huh?!
You had better Count Your Blessings it did not happen to you!!! Scientifically these antidepressants work almost identically to PCP, yes, Angel Dust. Ask any officer how much violence PCP produces! We were told that PCP was also a "safe and effective" drug when Parke Davis Pharmaceutical put it on the market.
@ PGelsman and bghs: Xanax is a Benzodiazepine (same family as like Valium). One of the many side effects can be "problems with speech", another "confusion, thinking about harming self or others". You also should not operate a vehicle while taking Xanax... ( I guess there is a reason for that)